Stitch and needle guard



M. E. BLACKMAN STITCH AND NEEDLE GUARD Filed Feb. 7, 1923 ME-filaaimanPatented Apr. l4 1925,

MARY E. BLACKMAN, OIE CHENEY, WASHINGTON.

STITCH AND NEEDLE GUARD.

Application filed February 7, 1923. Serial No. 617,559.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that MARY E. BLACKMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cheney, in the county of Spokane and State of Washington,has invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stitch and NeedleGuards, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved crochet needle and has for itsprimary object to provide a crochet needle that is pro vided with aguard to prevent the crochet from unraveling when the article beingworked upon is temporarily laid aside.

A further object of my invention is to provide a crochet needle with aguard on one end so that upon completion of the last stitch beforetemporarily laying the article aside the stitch is slipped over theshank of the needle and brought into engagement with the guard, whichprevents the needle from being lost.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a crochet needle ofthe above stated character, which is simple in construction, efiicientfor the purpose intended, and one that can be manufactured and placed onthe market at a relatively low cost.

These and like objects of my invention will be better understood as thedescription proceeds and as is specifically pointed out in the appendedclaims.

Referring to the accompanying drawing which forms a part of thisspecification,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of same.

Figure 2 is an end elevation of same.

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary section of one end of the needleshowing the guard formed on same, and

Figure 4 is an enlarged detail fragmentary section of a slightlymodified form of guard.

Referring to the drawings in detail, like numerals will be used todesignate like parts in the different views.

In the drawings, the numeral 1 designates a shank, which is providedintermediate its ends with a flat portion 2 for the purpose of enablingthe operator to use the needle to better advantage, while one end of theneedle is provided with a hook 3. The opposite end of the needle isformed with a loop 4:, having a ball 5 formed on the end of same, whichis adapted to be normally held in engagement with a fiat portion 6 ofthe shank adjacent the point where same bends to form the loop 4:.

hen the operator of the'needle decides to lay the work on which she is"engaged aside, the last stitch made is passed over the shank 1 and underthe ball '5, thus bringing the stitch into the loop 4: which not onlyprevents the thread frombeing unraveled, but also prevents the loss ofthe needle from the article being worked upon.

In Fig.4, I have shown a slightly modified form, wherein the loop 4 hasthe extreme end 7 bent upwardly. The upwardly turned portion 7, as bentat 8, provides a guard for engagement with the flat portion 6, toprevent the threads from becoming disengaged from the loop 4:.

From the foregoing description of my invention, taken in connection withthe accompanying drawing, it can be readily seen that I have provided animproved crochet needle, that not only answers a two-fold purpose, butis one that is simple in construction, eflicient for the purposeintended, and one that fills a long desired want in this particularline. 7

While I have shown and described the preferred form of my invention, Irealize that various minor changes may be resorted to, without departingfrom the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed, therefore,

I do not wish to limit myself to the exact details of constructionshown, nor to the combination and arrangement of parts.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is V 1. In acrochet needle, comprising a shank having a fiat portion formed at oneend, a

spring loop formed integral with the extreme end of the flat portion andhaving the free end of the loop in engagement with the flat portion toprevent disengagement of the hook from a stitch positioned in an eyeformed by the loop. 7

2. In a crochet needle, a shank having a hook formed at one end thereof,an intermediate portion of said shank being flattened in a plane atright angles to the plane of the aforesaid hook, the end of said shankopposite that having the hook thereon being flattened and slightlyinclined at an angle to the plane of the aforesaid flattened portion,the portion of the shank continuing tron-i said inclined flattened endbeing reduced in diameter and looped into a spring 10 hook the extremefree end of said hook hav ing a ball formed integral therewith and innormal spring engagement with the ad acent flat inclined portion, as andfor the purposes MARY E. BLAOKMAN.

